BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1Short Title

This Act may be cited as the Local Elections and Polls Amendment Act 1946, and shall be read together with and deemed part of the Local Elections and Polls Act 1925 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act).

2General elections of local authorities to be held on third Wednesday in November

(1)[Repealed]

(2)[Repealed]

(3)[Repealed]

(4)[Repealed]

(5)[Repealed]

(6)[Repealed]

(7)[Repealed]

(8)[Repealed]

(9)The enactments specified in Schedule 1 to this Act are hereby amended in the manner indicated in that Schedule.

Subsections (1) to (8) were repealed, as from 29 September 1950, by section 2(8) Local Elections and Polls Amendment Act 1950 (1950 No 30).

3Notice of general election, and date for nominations

[Repealed]

Sections 3 to 5 were repealed, as from 27 August 1953, by section 103(1) Local Elections and Polls Act 1953 (1953 No 16).

4Time for election to extraordinary vacancy, and date for nominations

[Repealed]

Sections 3 to 5 were repealed, as from 27 August 1953, by section 103(1) Local Elections and Polls Act 1953 (1953 No 16).

5Closing-hour of poll

[Repealed]

Sections 3 to 5 were repealed, as from 27 August 1953, by section 103(1) Local Elections and Polls Act 1953 (1953 No 16).

6Closing of rolls of electors

(1)[Repealed]

(2)[Repealed]

(3)The enactments specified in Schedule 2 to this Act are hereby amended in the manner indicated in that Schedule.

Subsections (1) and (2) were repealed, as from 27 August 1953, by section 103(1) Local Elections and Polls Act 1953 (1953 No 16).

Items were repealed, as from 29 September 1950, by section 2(8) Local Elections and Polls Amendment Act 1950 (1950 No 30).

Items were repealed, as from 1 January 1952, pursuant to section 93 Christchurch District Drainage Act 1951 (1951 No 21).

Items relating to the Land Drainage Act 1908, the Roads Boards Act 1908, and the Hospitals Act 1926 were repealed, as from 27 August 1953, by section 103(1) Local Elections and Polls Act 1953 (1953 No 16).

Items relating to the Town Boards Act 1908, and the Municipal Corporations Act 1933 were repealed, as from 1 April 1955, by section 413(1) Municipal Corporations Act 1954 (1954 No 76).

An item relating to the Counties Act 1920 was repealed, as from 1 April 1957, by section 453(1) Counties Act 1956 (1956 No 64).

An item relating to the Auckland Electric Power Board Amendment Act 1937 was repealed, as from 20 October 1978, by section 111 Auckland Electric Power Board Act 1978 (1978 No 11).

Schedule 2Amendments consequential on provisions as to closing of rolls